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• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Student Reform) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: increase the parental income cut-off for students accessing the regional workforce independence criteria from $150 000 to $160 000, plus $10 000 for each additional child in the family; and amend the formula for determining the maintenance income test reducible amount;

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to ensure the consistent application of the maintenance income test reconciliation process for youth allowance; and

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to enable the minister to determine that a course, that is no longer an eligible course, is to be treated as an eligible course for specified persons in specified circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tobacco Plain Packaging Amendment Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011

  to expand the range of persons who can be appointed as authorised officers for the purposes of undertaking compliance and enforcement activities under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Law Enforcement and Cyber Security 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018 to implement Australia’s obligations under Chapter 3 of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide preferential rates of duty for certain Pacific Islands originating goods; and impose certain obligations on exporters and producers of eligible goods to a party to the agreement for which a preferential rate of customs duty is claimed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Law Enforcement and Cyber Security 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018 to implement Australia’s obligations under Chapter 3 of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: provide free rates of customs duty for certain goods, excluding excise-equivalent goods, that are Pacific Islands originating goods; provide for excise-equivalent rates of duty on certain alcohol, tobacco and fuel products; and maintain customs duty rates for certain Pacific Islands originating goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support Amendment (Temporary Measures) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  to increase the farm assets value limit to $5 million for the period 1 November 2018 to 30 June 2019; and

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide a two-part payment supplement to eligible farm household allowance recipients for the period 1 September 2018 to 1 June 2019. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  My Health Records Act 2012

  to: remove the ability of the My Health Record System Operator to disclose health information in My Health Records to law enforcement and government agencies without an order by a judicial officer or the healthcare recipient’s consent; and require the system operator to permanently delete from the National Repositories Service any health information about a healthcare recipient who has cancelled their My Health Record. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to authorise the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to deduct an overpayment of a service pension, income support supplement or social security pension from a specified payment paid to the surviving partner, where the partner had the benefit of that overpayment and the overpayment was due to the death of the deceased. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Law Enforcement and Cyber Security 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide preferential rates of duty for certain Trans-Pacific Partnership originating goods; and impose certain obligations on exporters and producers of eligible goods to a party to the agreement for which a preferential rate of customs duty is claimed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Law Enforcement and Cyber Security 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: provide preferential rates of customs duty for all goods, excluding excise-equivalent goods, that are Trans-Pacific Partnership originating goods; provide for excise-equivalent rates of duty on certain alcohol, tobacco and fuel products; and maintain customs duty rates for certain Trans-Pacific Partnership originating goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018, the bill: repeals the

  Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Act 2013

  and

  Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (Transitional Provisions) Act 2013

  ; provides for the transfer of the functions and operation of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency and Aged Care Complaints Commissioner to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission; provides for the transfer of members of the Quality Agency Advisory Council to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Advisory Council; and makes consequential amendments to the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  ,

  Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum